4.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-58209
NATS Server: MQTT retained and QoS replay bypass subscribe deny filters
Description

NATS Server is a high-performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system. Prior to 2.14.3 and 2.12.12, MQTT retained message delivery and QoS1+ durable replay could deliver messages whose original topics matched a subscriber configured subscribe deny rule because these delivery paths did not consistently recheck the concrete original topic before sending the MQTT PUBLISH to the subscriber. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.3 and 2.12.12.

INFO

Published Date :

July 8, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 8, 2026, 8:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-58209 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update NATS Server to a patched version to enforce topic matching for MQTT retained messages.
  • Update NATS Server to version 2.14.3 or later.
  • Update NATS Server to version 2.12.12 or later.
  • Ensure all MQTT message deliveries are properly authorized.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-58209 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'nats-io', 'product': 'nats-server', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 2.12.12'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 2.14.0-RC.1, < 2.14.3'}]}]
    Added Description NATS Server is a high-performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system. Prior to 2.14.3 and 2.12.12, MQTT retained message delivery and QoS1+ durable replay could deliver messages whose original topics matched a subscriber configured subscribe deny rule because these delivery paths did not consistently recheck the concrete original topic before sending the MQTT PUBLISH to the subscriber. This issue is fixed in versions 2.14.3 and 2.12.12.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-863
    Added Reference https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/commit/181b1f51f40b9954c57e9d478e051fb257679356
    Added Reference https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/commit/1c429b6fdc5afd4188cc5faf1127f6334896cd87
    Added Reference https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/releases/tag/v2.12.12
    Added Reference https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/releases/tag/v2.14.3
    Added Reference https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/security/advisories/GHSA-7qmq-8cc4-hxwg
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